PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Brian McDonald (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tien Shinhan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

McDonald
vs
Shinhan

157 cm
25
135 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

167 cm
18
137 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Brian McDonald!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Tien Shinhan!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Summer Carpenter and John Mangel.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shinhan throws a right and a left that McDonald avoids nicely.
Sloppy strikes from Shinhan. Those never looked like landing.
Shinhan doesn't manage to clinch there - McDonald circles away.

McDonald scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Shinhan takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.

McDonald decides to stand up, so the ref orders Shinhan to his feet.
Shinhan walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.

McDonald scores a takedown into full mount!

Shinhan is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McDonald controlling from mount.
Shinhan is still in real trouble! Can McDonald finish him?

McDonald is working close to his opponent, looking to work a submission by the looks of things. Oh, he's managed to get a guillotine from mount as his opponent reached up! That looks tiiiiight! Will he tap? YES, he's tapped! Impressive submission by McDonald!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Brian McDonald!